Policy Contribution
The concept of competitive neutrality can be used to assess how far a market is from being a competitive environment. In China, competitive neutrality is lacking, with state-owned firms favoured in most sectors, even over Chinese private firms.
External Publication
An examination of China’s participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms could ease them.
Podcast
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is supposed to improve market access for European companies operating in China and to ensure a level playing field, as well as reciprocity. Does it fulfil such expectations?
Opinion
總體上，中國企業的表現半喜半憂：相對全球同業表現較好，但收入下降和槓桿率升高帶來的風險也不容忽視。
Opinion
總體而言，雖然RCEP成員之間在市場准入上實際提升幅度有限（例如中國和澳洲），但這一協定的意義在於讓世界意識到，亞洲仍然依賴中國市場，亞洲國家不能錯過中國放寬市場准入的機會，即使幅度有限。
Opinion
For the moment, it does not look like we have the basis for greater and deeper economic relations with China. However, dismissing China and the opportunities that it creates for global cooperation would also be a mistake.
Opinion
Why rush a deal that is so inherently complex?
Blog Post
A look into the potential Comprehensive Agreement on Investment between China and the European Union.
Opinion
An ageing population is generally bad news for growth prospects, but Japan and Taiwan offer important lessons.
Opinion
COVID-19 almost one year on, it is time to assess who passed the test, and who failed.
Blog Post
The European Union owes much of its economic weight to its regional value chain and integration into the global value chain. But the EU’s global value chain role is shrinking, and while EU trade integration with China is increasing, it is mainly to China’s benefit, undermining the EU’s external competitiveness.
Past Event
How can we ensure fair competition between European firms and Chinese state-backed players?
